, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor and musician.
Personal life
Joe Odagiri was born in Tsuyama, Okayama prefecture. Though he was accepted by
Kochi University
Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Ke ...
, he turned it down for an opportunity to study in the United States. He had originally intended to study film directing at
California State University, Fresno
California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) is a public university in Fresno, California. It is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system. The university had a fall 2020 enrollment of 25,341 students. It offers bachelo ...
, but mistakes in the application process landed him in acting classes. He often says that
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
is his second hometown.
On December 27, 2008, at a news conference in Tokyo, Odagiri announced his new project. He would be director of a film that would take 11 years to make.
Filmography (as Actor)
Film
Television
Anime
* ''
Zaion: I Wish You Were Here'' (2001), Yuji Tamiya
Filmography (as Director)
Bibliography
Books
* ''Joe Odagiri: Sweater Book'' (2000)
* ''Odagirism'' (2001)
Discography
Albums
* ''Toto'' (2020)
* ''Hardy'' (2018)
* ''Cherry and blueberries'' (2016)
See also
*
Odagiri effect
The Odagiri effect is a television phenomenon in which a program attracts a larger than expected number of female viewers because the program stars attractive male actors or characters. It is named after the Japanese actor Joe Odagiri, who starr ...
a television phenomenon named after Joe Odagiri which first occurred in ''Kamen Rider Kuuga''.
References
External links
Joe Odagirion Instagram
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1976 births
Living people
Actors from Okayama Prefecture
Japanese male film actors
Japanese male television actors
Musicians from Okayama Prefecture
20th-century Japanese male actors
21st-century Japanese male actors